Researchers from the Soil Science, Theoretical Ecohydrology, and Isodrones (Environmental Geochemistry) research groups once again traveled to the EGU General Assembly 2026 in Vienna (May 4–8). The international conference of the European Geosciences Union is one of the most important meetings for researchers in the geosciences and environmental sciences.

With their posters and presentations, they contributed to sessions on “Measurement and Modeling of Soil Processes across Scales” (Jannis Bosse and Sascha Iden), “Forest Ecohydrology” (Ramona Riedel), and “General Ecohydrology” (Gregor Rickert, Mohammad Shokrollahi, Ilhan Özgen). The time at the conference was used extensively for scientific exchange, broadening perspectives beyond one’s own field, and reconnecting with old colleagues as well as meeting new ones.

Contributions

Gregor Rickert
SERGHEI-SurEau: Coupling surface–subsurface hydrodynamics with plant hydraulics
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-14319

Ramona Riedel
A multi-method approach to quantify hydraulic redistribution
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-20559

Mohammad Shokrollahi
Inverse modelling to estimate plant hydraulic traits and water use strategies in a Costa Rican tropical dry forest
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-5062

Ilhan Özgen
Disentangling controls on drought stress in urban trees in a Central European city
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-10377

Jannis Bosse
Biochar effects on soil hydraulic properties: high-resolution analysis for contrasting soil textures
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21721

Sascha Iden
Scale dependence of soil hydraulic properties obtained from evaporation experiments: Effect of sample height
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13322